tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27271206547126726372018-02-21T23:52:28.765-06:00The DIV-NetThe Dividend Investing and Value NetworkD4Lnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3087125TheDiv-Nethttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727120654712672637.post-49993519691762996492018-02-21T02:00:00.000-06:002018-02-21T02:00:39.820-06:00Recent Sell – Seg FundsThis is part of my annual sale in my employer-offered&nbsp;retirement matching plan. As part of the employment compensation package, I am encouraged to contribute to a group retirement plan, to which my employer matches 50% of the funds. The catch was that I had to choose from a pool of segregated funds offered by an insurance company. These funds come with high management fees but in order to not leave money on the table, I decided to make regular contributions. I originally documented it in&nbsp;this post.
Once a year, I am given a freebie to withdraw funds and move them to my other self-directed retirement accounts. My last such move was exactly&nbsp;a year ago&nbsp;in Jan 2017. I sold my positions in the following two funds. Going forward I will be repeating this move each January, so that my overall expenses fees remain low.US Equity Index Seg FundInternational Equity Seg FundI will continue taking advantage of this benefit from my work and regular contributions into these funds...<br/>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDiv-Net/~4/ExuH3KPgsn0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>D4Lnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.thediv-net.com/2018/02/recent-sell-seg-funds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727120654712672637.post-3616911743554246482018-02-19T02:00:00.000-06:002018-02-19T02:00:45.264-06:004 Dividend Stocks With Room To Increase Their PayoutI currently track over 200 dividend growth stocks in my D4L-Database and have determined some of the lower rated stocks could be buys if the companies simply chose to increase their dividends. For various reasons their management has elected keep a low payout ratio and deploy the excess cash elsewhere.
To identify the companies with ample room to increase their dividend payout, I used the following criteria:
A Free Cash Flow Dividend Payout (FCFp) of 40% or less. This means that 60% of the company's cash, after operating expenses, is going elsewhere.A sum of Debt to Total Capital (Debt) + FCFp of less than 55%. This should help weed out the companies holding the cash to pay interest.Trailing 12-month Free Cash Flow per share is greater than an average of the last 3 years. This weeds out companies where cash flow is decreasing.Cash on the balance sheet in excess of short-term debt. This weeds out companies that may have an immediate debt-servicing need for the cash.Yield greater than...<br/>
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Articles From DIV-Net Members
- Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Dividend Stock Analysis
- The Best Dividend ETF In The Accumulation Phase
- What’s the next S&P 500 move?
- Finding Uptrend Support
- First Dividend Increase for Chevron in 6 Quarters
- Update Crypto Investments
- 2018 Goals and 2017 Review
- Reducing My Monthly Expenses Progress
- Increased Expenses
- Dividend Increase: V
- What No One Told You About the Journey to Financial Independence
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- 26 Dividend Increases: February 5-9, 2018 (Part 1: Industrials and Information Technology Stocks)
- Lanny’s January Dividend Income Summary
- It’s Time for a Change
- Recent Buy – Southern Company (SO)
- My Side hustles
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheDiv-Net/~4/TAjIOjZ3BqI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>D4Lnoreply@blogger.com0http://www.thediv-net.com/2018/02/weekend-reading-links-february-18-2018.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727120654712672637.post-66203459547456983092018-02-16T14:43:00.001-06:002018-02-16T14:43:21.763-06:00Diageo: Shiny Bottles Lead to Shiny DividendsSummaryDiageo is a leader in premium spirits industry, it will surf the current economic tailwind.Emerging markets start to get some traction as middle class seeks recognitions and claim a higher status through their lifestyle.Unfortunately, DEO is overpriced right now.Investment ThesisDEO will benefit from the good standing of the current economy. Consumers around the world are optimistic in their future, and they are more willing to spend. DEO enjoys strong pricing power, and its brand portfolios are protected with premium names. Diageo also invests in an important sales team in order boost its product’s popularity at all times. The company will continue to pay a solid 2.50% dividend. Finally, the rising income in emerging markets will eventually lead to additional customers for Diageo and its premium spirits. Unfortunately, the DDM calculation doesn’t justify the current price.
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As an investor in the financial markets, I am often stunned when talking to Gen Y Millennials (those born between 1977 to 1994) and learn their retirement savings are primarily low-risk, safe investments such as money market funds, CDs and Treasuries. Many of these Millennials were just building their financial foundation when the financial crisis hit. Some lost everything, including their job, savings and independence.
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Articles From DIV-Net Members
- Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Dividend Stock Analysis
- Fourteen Dividend Aristocrats For Further Research
- Trade safe and preserve capital
- Using the MACD to Trade Options
- The 59th Year of Dividend Growth From 3M
- Portfolio Update January 2018
- Dividend Income Report – January 2018
- Dividend Increase: UNP
- Yes! Canadian Dividend Stocks are in a Correction!
- Money in the Trough – Buying Some Higher Yields – January 2018
- Relieving the Pain of Dividend Growth Investors
- Recent Buy – Realty Income (O)…Again
- Bitcoin and Altcoin Correction = A Buying Opportunity
- 2018 Goals
- January 2018 : Investment Portfolio Status
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The number of announcements for all Champions, Contenders, Challengers, and Near-Challengers expected in the next 11 weeks has risen to a staggering 221 now, up from just 109 last month and a peak of 146 in my mid-October articles. (The latest numbers are even up from the 186 around Groundhog Day 2017.)&nbsp;
As mentioned previously, 2018 should be a banner year for new Champions, as there are more than a dozen companies with current streaks of 24 years, while the Contenders will be replenished by a similar number of companies adding to their current 9-year streaks, and there are over 100 companies ready to become Challengers in the next 12 months.&nbsp;
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Articles From DIV-Net Members
- CVS Health Corporation (CVS) Dividend Stock Analysis
- Getting Started: The Hardest Part About Dividend Investing
- Weekly Results – Jan 19, 2018
- Advanced Energy Industries
- Fastenal, A. O. Smith Announce Double-Digit Increases
- New Year, New Additions
- Fixed Expenses
- Aflac (AFL) Stock Analysis Video
- 2018 Financial Goals
- December Dividend Income and Net Worth Report – 2017
- Home Run Number 10
- Why We’re Finally Maximizing our 401k Contributions in 2018
- Recent Buy – Realty Income Corp (O)
- 10-Year Dividend Growers With Dividend Increases (January 15, 2018 - January 19, 2018)
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Sometimes when I write about a stock that is yielding 2%, 3% or even 4%, I get a question that goes something like, "Why would you buy that stock when there are better options like 'Amalgamated Risk?' Its currently yielding 7%, 8%, 9% or more?" With this statement the reader has possibly identified themselves as an income investor, and but definitely established the fact that they are not a dividend growth investor.
Tracking Yield On CostYield-on-cost (YOC) is simply Current Annual Dividend dividend by Original Cost Per Share. YOC not a substitute for calculating an internal rate of return (IRR). The IRR calculation takes into account...<br/>
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A question I get on occasion is 'are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Closed Ended Funds (CEFs) a good fit for a dividend growth strategy?'
Over the years I have held many ETFs and CEFs in my income portfolio. At the time, my thought process was that these funds would diversify my risk and add a degree of stability to my income portfolio. Initially, I had high hopes for their success.
Here are several ETFs/CEFs I currently hold or have held in the past:
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Articles From DIV-Net Members
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Dividend Stock Analysis
- I Hit My Dividend Crossover Point
- Weekly Results – Jan 12, 2018
- General Electric
- 2018 Projected Dividend Incomes
- Inspirational Quote of the Month – January 2018
- Dividend Increase: OHI and O
- New Years Resolutions and 2017 Review
- 4 Dividend Increases: January 1-12, 2018
- Recent Buy – Realty Income (O)
- Vanguard High Yield Dividend Index Fund (VHDYX, VYM, VDY)
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Again, I would like to remind readers that this was meant to simply be a fun exercise and should not be considered investment advise. Please do your own research before investing in any securities.Without further ado, here is the list and details of how the investment performed over the year. I have also included each investor’s original quote from a year ago to provide some context.The Top 3Some interesting names and a wide variety (weed, commodities &amp;...<br/>
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If you have examined one of my stock analyses, you may have noticed the metric "Rolling 4-yr Div. &gt; 15%". This calculation determines if a company's dividends grew on average in excess of 15% for each consecutive 4-year period, within the last 10 years of history.
For example, if on average dividends grew 15% or more for the periods 2011-2014 and 2010-2013 and 2009-2012 and so on to 2003-2006, then this test is true. The reason I like this metric is it identifies companies that consistently increase dividends significantly. Another way of stating this is that if you held this company for any 4-year period over the last 10 years, you would have...<br/>
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- Attractively Valued Dividend Contenders To Consider
- Why Bitcoin Is the Most Dangerous Global Scam in 20 Years
- Zayo Group
- Another Quarterly Dividend Increase From Bank of the Ozarks
- Dividend Income December 2017
- Goal For 2018!
- 52 Week Money Challenge
- Financial Review Year End 2017
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- Quarterly Review, Q4-2017
- Lanny’s 2017 Portfolio Review
- Recent Buy – AbbVie (ABBV)
- Reasons you should invest internationally
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I recently happened on a very interesting article that suggested that margin lending by hedge funds had reached an all-time high. It also suggested that hedge funds were generally exiting their short positions in favor of going long. While such indications may propel one last and final wave of exuberance in what is been a very lengthy bull-market, the increasing usage of leverage is also a precursor to the fact that the next leg down whenever that is will be a particularly nasty one.
According to the Goldman research, hedge fund leverage is at the highest it’s been in the market since 2009. Also interesting is that the short ratio as a percentage of total equity market value is also the lowest it’s been since the bull market began. While these two indicators can typically be viewed as near-term bullish for markets, taking a more...<br/>
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Those that have come by here may recall that I decided to embark on a program of writing out of the money put options over year ago. This is principally designed to complement activity in my Project $1M portfolio, which was a concentrated, focused growth portfolio aimed it tripling my investment capital over a ten-year period.
Well, that portfolio is now fully invested, I have been opportunistically looking at ways to buy more of these businesses at substantially lower prices. Of course I realize that these opportunities only come around periodically. As a result it seemed like an interesting idea to write out of the money put options at prices that were more consistent with levels that I would like to buy at.
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Digital assets/cryptocurrencies provide an extremely unique diversification aspect to a portfolio, in that: they have absolutely no correlation to other asset classes — which is what we desire when we diversify. In this crazy world, where investors fall over themselves to buy negative yielding government bonds; or cheer when companies raise debt in order to pay out dividends; or correlations out-of-whack based on traditional models; there is a gap that is filled by digital assets. This has been a major draw for me to the space...<br/>
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I have identified several difficulties in locating, acquiring and owning international stocks, including:
1. Number of Dividend Payments per Year
Many international companies pay dividends only once or twice a year - far less than the quarterly dividends that we Americans have grown accustomed to. For me dividends provide feedback as to how well the company is performing. I prefer more feedback to less.
2. The Amount of the Dividend Payments
It is the custom in many countries to payout dividends as a fixed percentage of earnings each year. This will often result in larger overall payouts, but the payouts are irregular. In the U.S. we are accustomed to steady growing dividends, valuing consistency over maximum...<br/>
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Articles From DIV-Net Members
- 6 Stocks Raising The Bar With Higher Dividends
- Two Dividend Achievers on My List for 2018
- Dividend Growth Checkup: 2017
- Traders – Millions by the Minute
- Ampio Pharmaceuticals
- 2017 Performance and End-of-Year Yield for the S&amp;P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
- Update IOTA Investment
- December 2017 Independence Fund Update
- Cruising Our Way to Financial Independence
- Resolutions – 2018
- Coca Cola Stock Analysis Video
- Passive Income – Quarter 4, 2017
- January 2018 Net Worth Update $1,081,585
- More Than 500 Dividend Increases in 2017
- Lanny’s December Dividend Income Summary
- Dividend Update – December 2017
- December 2017 : Investment Portfolio Status
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